doença

Meaning

1. (feminine) illness; disease; ailment (an abnormal medical condition)
2. (feminine,uncountable) illness; disease (a state of bad health)
3. (feminine,figuratively) illness; disease (abnormal condition or attitude)

Hyphenated as

do‧en‧ça

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/doˈẽ.sɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese doença, from Latin dolentia, from dolēns (“suffering”). By surface analysis, doer (“to hurt”) + -ença.

Sentences

A doença era mortal .

The disease was deadly.

A doença foi mantida pela terceira semana em casa .

The disease was maintained for the third week at home.

As pessoas mais velhas explicaram a doença à sua maneira .

Older people explained the disease in their own way.

As crianças custam nove meses de doença e uma vida inteira de convalescença .

Children cost nine months of illness and a lifetime of convalescence.

Cobertura de saúde para doença comum , bem como despesas farmacêuticas , serão assumidas pelo participante .

Health coverage for common illness as well as pharmaceutical expenses will be assumed by the participant.